Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 00:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 44.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.970 and latitude -8.929.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	68.0 km
Coordinates	-8.929, -78.970
UTC time	2025-08-13 00:54:34.154

Location	Chimbote
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2025-08-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	44.4 km
Trujillo	90.8 km
Chocope	129.7 km
Centenario	171.1 km
Huaraz	171.9 km
Pacasmayo	182.6 km
Chepén	196.3 km
Cajamarca	203.2 km
Saña	233.7 km
Barranca	241.9 km
Chiclayo	258.7 km
Picsi	261.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

35.2 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-12-28 23:19 UTC

13.1 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

9.7 km

M 4.4

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC

40.0 km

M 4.6

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-05-22 11:13 UTC

26.5 km

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